You are herePanel: Science Policy in Unexpected PlacesFeaturing: Joshua Rosenau - NCSE; John Abraham, Ph.D. - Univ. of St. Thomas; Darlene Cavalier - Science Cheerleader; Heidi Cullen, Ph.D. - Climate Central; Rick Loverd - Summit on Science, Entertainment, and Education ![]() Time: 12:30am Date: June 17, 2011 Location: Netroots Nation 2011 Convention Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota In the last two years science has been restored to its rightful place, as scientific innovation has been put at the center of our national agenda. But American students lag the world in science education, and too many Americans think science is too hard, too scary or too boring. How can scientists and policymakers engage a public that too often thinks science is dull? How do we bring this wary public into crucial decisions about the jobs and industries and discoveries that will define the future? With trading cards that teach about conservation, cheerleaders who encourage citizen science, and outreach to weathercasters and moviemakers, this panel has done it and will tell you how to do the same. For more information: Visit Netroots Nation website
Panel: Science Policy in Unexpected Places![]() Time: 4:30pm to 5:45pm Date: June 17, 2011 Location: Netroots Nation 2011 Convention Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota In the last two years science has been restored to its rightful place, as scientific innovation has been put at the center of our national agenda. But American students lag the world in science education, and too many Americans think science is too hard, too scary or too boring. How can scientists and policymakers engage a public that too often thinks science is dull? How do we bring this wary public into crucial decisions about the jobs and industries and discoveries that will define the future? With trading cards that teach about conservation, cheerleaders who encourage citizen science, and outreach to weathercasters and moviemakers, this panel has done it and will tell you how to do the same. For more information: Visit Netroots Nation website
Update on the Creationism/Evolution ControversyFeaturing: NCSE Staff: Eugenie C. Scott, Joshua Rosenau, & Glenn Branch ![]() Time: 12:30am Date: May 29, 2011 Location: SkeptiCal Conference Islands Ballroom Doubletree Berkeley Marina Berkeley, California Panelists will discuss the current issues in the creationism and evolution controversy, and what is being done to keep good science in the public school science classroom.
The SkeptiCal-11 conference is a regional skeptics conference jointly sponsored by the Bay Area Skeptics and the Sacramento Area Skeptics Society. Information on registering can be found at www.skepticalcon.org
For more information: Contact: Josh Rosenau at rosenau@ncse.com
Update on the Creationism/Evolution Controversy![]() Time: 4:30pm to 5:30pm Date: May 29, 2011 Location: SkeptiCal Conference Islands Ballroom Doubletree Berkeley Marina Berkeley, California Panelists will discuss the current issues in the creationism and evolution controversy, and what is being done to keep good science in the public school science classroom.
The SkeptiCal-11 conference is a regional skeptics conference jointly sponsored by the Bay Area Skeptics and the Sacramento Area Skeptics Society. Information on registering can be found at www.skepticalcon.org
For more information: Contact: Josh Rosenau at rosenau@ncse.com
Why Evolution is DifficultFeaturing: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. ![]() Time: 3:15am Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Orange County Freethought Alliance Annual Conference Orange County Airport Hilton 18800 MacArthur Boulevard Irvine, California Evolution is a difficult subject for religious conservatives for obvious reasons: it conflicts with a literal interpretation of the Bible. But even religious moderates can find evolution a distasteful subject: it infringes on some important attitudes towards human exceptionalism, as well as religious beliefs about the importance of a personal God. Many religious progressives, on the other hand, rejecting biblical literalism and human exceptionalism, and holding a personal God, simplistically understood, to be less important to their theology, often embrace evolution.For more information: Contact: Bruce Gleason at info@freethoughtalliance.org
Why Evolution is DifficultTime: 7:15pm Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Orange County Freethought Alliance Annual Conference Orange County Airport Hilton 18800 MacArthur Boulevard Irvine, California Evolution is a difficult subject for religious conservatives for obvious reasons: it conflicts with a literal interpretation of the Bible. But even religious moderates can find evolution a distasteful subject: it infringes on some important attitudes towards human exceptionalism, as well as religious beliefs about the importance of a personal God. Many religious progressives, on the other hand, rejecting biblical literalism and human exceptionalism, and holding a personal God, simplistically understood, to be less important to their theology, often embrace evolution.For more information: Contact: Bruce Gleason at info@freethoughtalliance.org
Creationism and Evolution: News from the FrontFeaturing: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. ![]() Time: 12:00am Date: May 2, 2011 Location: North Underground Lecture Hall (between Skaggs & Journalism Bldgs) University of Montana Missoula, Montana The creationism and evolution controversy continues almost unabated by the legal setbacks suffered by both by the creation science and intelligent design movements. Although legal decisions have prevented de jure teaching of creationism, de facto teaching of creationism continues as teachers are reluctant to teach evolution without “balance”, and because recent creationist strategies attempting to avoid Establishment Clause constraints have not yet been tested in the courts.
the Geosciences Department the Biological Sciences Department and the University of Montana Office of Research. For more information: Contact: George Stanley
Science, Evolution, and CreationismFeaturing: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. ![]() Time: 3:00am Date: May 2, 2011 Location: Sigma Xi Science Café The Press Box (upstairs room) 835 East Broadway Missoula, Montana Creationism is recognized even by its proponents as a religious idea, but from time to time, claims are made that it is also a science. What is science, and why do scientists consider evolution to be science and not creationism? Sigma Xi Science Café For more information: Contact: George Stanley
Science, Evolution, and CreationismTime: 7:00pm Date: May 2, 2011 Location: Sigma Xi Science Café The Press Box (upstairs room) 835 East Broadway Missoula, Montana Creationism is recognized even by its proponents as a religious idea, but from time to time, claims are made that it is also a science. What is science, and why do scientists consider evolution to be science and not creationism? Sigma Xi Science Café For more information: Contact: George Stanley
Creationism and Evolution: News from the FrontTime: 4:00pm Date: May 2, 2011 Location: North Underground Lecture Hall (between Skaggs & Journalism Bldgs) University of Montana Missoula, Montana The creationism and evolution controversy continues almost unabated by the legal setbacks suffered by both by the creation science and intelligent design movements. Although legal decisions have prevented de jure teaching of creationism, de facto teaching of creationism continues as teachers are reluctant to teach evolution without “balance”, and because recent creationist strategies attempting to avoid Establishment Clause constraints have not yet been tested in the courts.
the Geosciences Department the Biological Sciences Department and the University of Montana Office of Research. For more information: Contact: George Stanley
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